My city is not in great shape going that fast.
Upgrades are not done on my T1s, T3s, Workshops, Residences, or Main Hall. I also have 4 un-filled technologies in my research tree. I skipped 2 city expansion techs because I bought 3 expansion, and I skipped 2 Squad size increases because I am a Merch-ant.
I am in a gold spire, I will probably spend 100% of my expected diamond wins just to hit the top, and unless that baby starts giving me speedup timers, I might not have time to make it to the top this week at all. A city going a little slower would be in a better position to actually take on the spire.